ISSN:
1750-3841
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Effect of processing on nutritional quality of cowpea meal protein was determined by in vivo and in vitro methods. Uncooked meal and meal which had been extruded at various temperatures and moistures; slurried, steamed, and drum-dried (SDP); and hydrated to a paste and deep-fat fried (akara) were studied. PER values of extrudates (1.81–1.97), and akara (1.89) were higher than those of raw meal (1.44) or steamed, drum-dried paste (1.63). The saturation kinetics model showed similar trends but differences were not significant. In vitro digestibility was highest for extrudates (83–85%), intermediate for akara and SDP (82.8%, 81.2%), and lowest (77.8%) for raw meal. C-PER/DC-PER gave differing and contradictory results.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1987.tb06705.x
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